Track Listing

1. Master of Illusion
2. Gone Too Far
3. Domino Effect
4. Falling
5. Call
6. Oscar Goes to...
7. Cruiser (Judgement Day)
8. Heal Me
9. Letter to a Friend
10. Tomorrow's Just Begun
11. Come Alive
12. Bad to the Bone
13. Now
14. Where Is Love When It's Gone
15. Superman [*]

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #454021 in Music
• Released on: 2007-06-18
• Number of discs: 1
• Formats: Extra tracks, Import

Album Description
2007 release of Swiss rockers' eighth studio album.

Customer Reviews

Gotthard has it all
Between the awesome lead vocals of Steve Lee and the great guitar riffs of Leo and Freddy to the heavy hitting bass of Marc and the perfectly timed drums of henna this band would blow any American/ UK/ Japan band away. My personal favorites: Come Alive, The Oscar goes to, and Falling. Steves voice on Falling is nothing less than perfection.

Gotthard does it again!
In a perfect world, Gotthard would be huge rock stars here in America. Nobody, and I mean nobody, can touch this band when it comes to creating first rate, commercially accessible melodic rock music. Sadly, there are precious few Americans who will discover this band. At least they're still huge in their home country of Switzerland, with somewhere in the neighborhood of 7 straight platinum-selling releases. Now the Swiss have different criteria for platinum status than we do, but that, along with several consecutive number 1 releases, is still a very impressive feat.

Domino Effect is the band's latest effort, following on the heels of the fantastic 2005 album Lipservice. I'm a bit biased, as I think Lipservice is the band's finest hour, but Domino Effect is still a fantastic album. This is the natural evolution of the "party rock" bands of the past like Y&T, Autograph, and to some extent Van Halen. Gotthard isn't stuck in the past though. They've managed to refine and progress that style into something modern that still displays a clear "old school" foundation. Instead of getting introspective and alternative (whatever that's supposed to mean these days), Gotthard decided to keep on rocking, and that's what Domino Effect does. Like previous Gotthard albums, this is a completely fun, upbeat rock & roll album full of catchy guitar hooks and of course Steve Lee's powerful vocals. With most bands I could do without the ballads, but Gotthard's are just as good as their full-on rockers.

Domino Effect is another in a long line of fantastic albums from a band that deserves a much larger audience. I can't imagine any longtime Gotthard fan being disappointed by this one, but it should also appeal to anyone who likes good, fun, rock & roll music.

NOTE: There are a few different versions of Domino Effect on the market. In terms of price and bonus material, the US version of Domino Effect seems to be the best of the bunch. The early Japanese and Korean imports featured one bonus track called Superman. The Tour Edition includes a bonus disc of acoustic tracks. The more affordable US version includes an impressive 5 bonus tracks - a studio number called Can't Be the Real Thing (which for my money is probably the best song on the album) plus the standard and Spanish language versions of Lipservice hits Anytime, Anywhere and Lift U Up - as well as a completely entertaining video for Anytime, Anywhere. If you caught the band's video for Lift U Up (included on the US version of Lipservice), you know just how awesome this band's videos are, and this one is no exception.

MONSTER release from a MONSTER band!!
So you say you haven't picked up on Gotthard yet? Guess what" You're losing out BIGTIME! These guys are by comparison a more 'rocked out' version of Bon Jovi,Journey. and if you like Aerosmith,Tesla,Def Leppard,Dokken,etc..then you NEED to get some cd's by these guys! Domino Effect is their latest masterpiece,and-tho a bit 'heavier' that their last one,Lipservice (also AWESOME!!),the band still has TONS of musical integrity in place here. And I hear this will get a US release later in '07. Watch fot it,if you don't like import prices. But be forwarned...you'll need to get some/all of their other cds as well! Also HIGHLY recommended: 'Lipservice', ''G', 'Open','Homerun',and 'Human Zoo'. Some great 'used' prices for some of 'em right here on Amazon. So don't wait any longer...discover one of the world's most AWESOME rock bands! Enjoy...T